Ancient pottery originally unearthed in the western Iranian region of Bookan, has been put on show at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran, after being returned home from Switzerland.
Russian forces are pressing ahead with their military operation in Ukraine to counter what they call a “threat” to their national security from the pro-West Ukrainian government. Kiev and Russia’s Western adversaries call the operations an “invasion”. The situation is fluid in Ukraine right now with both sides claiming victories on the battlefield. Iran Front Page brings you the latest developments on the ground live as they unfold in Ukraine.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Iran and the P 4+1 are close to the final point of a deal in the Vienna talks more than any time before, adding Iran is ready for such an agreement if all its red lines are respected.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has denied claims that the country released two British-Iranian citizens in exchange for London paying back its decades-long debt to the Islamic republic.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said the Islamic Republic’s foremost foreign policy goal is to strengthen friendship with regional countries.
The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary has confirmed earlier reports of the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri, two British Iranian citizens from prison.
Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, says that the Taliban is failing in their efforts to shut down Daesh in Afghanistan and that it appears likely that the terror group’s attacks will increase as the summer months approach.
The Iranian Health Ministry said another 109 people have lost their lives to COVID-19 over the past 24 years, down from 117 a day earlier, as the daily death toll from the disease continues to decrease gradually.
People in the northern Iranian city of Gorgan have held a funeral for Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Alavi Gorgani, an Iranian Shia cleric, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 82.
Two detained dual British-Iranian citizens Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri are heading to a Tehran airport to leave Iran, their lawyer told Reuters.
Britain is looking at ways to pay a historic 400 million pound ($522 million) debt to Iran, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Wednesday. The top UK diplomat added that she would not say if it had been settled already.
The Yemeni Ansarullah movement has implicitly declined an offer by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council to send negotiators to the Saudi capital to resume peace talks for the Saudi-led war on Yemen.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has congratulated Gurbanukuly Bardi Muhammadov, head of Turkmenistan’s National Council, on successfully holding the country’s presidential election and also on the Persian New Year, Newruz.
The spokesman for the US State Department says Washington will not sanction Russian participation in nuclear projects in Iran under a revived nuclear deal.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) welcomes Russia’s statement that it has received the guarantees it sought from the US over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying the negotiators in Vienna are close to inking an agreement aimed at reviving the nuclear accord.
Iranian Health Ministry figures show that at least 19 people have died in the lead-up to the Wednesday eve fire festival known as Charshanbe Suri across the country.
Russian forces are pressing ahead with their military operation in Ukraine to counter what they call a “threat” to their national security from the pro-West Ukrainian government. Kiev and Russia’s Western adversaries call the operations an “invasion”. The situation is fluid in Ukraine right now with both sides claiming victories on the battlefield. Iran Front Page brings you the latest developments on the ground live as they unfold in Ukraine.
They say old timers believed that the ashes from Chaharshanbe Suri were ominous. Also, families whose loved ones were ill or who had a wish made a vow and cooked āsh.
Chaharshanbe Suri is one of the most ancient and beautiful traditional festivals of Iran. This festival has been celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year since ancient times up until now. Chaharshanbe Suri is very popular among Iranians and is marked across the country.
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered condolences over the passing of Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Ali Alavi Gorgani to his family as well as the Qom seminary, the late Shia cleric’s pupils and emulators, and the people of Gorgan Province.
Over 200 Iranian lawmakers have expressed support for a missile strike carried out by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps against a covert center operated by Israel’s Mossad in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region last week.
Iran’s President Ebrahim raisi has in a message congratulated his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdimuhamedow on his election as Turkmenistan’s president.